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Assessing the humanitarian impact of war in Iran (so far)

NPR | By Kai McNamee,

Ailsa Chang, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published March 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM EDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sam Vigersky, an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the humanitarian impacts of the war in Iran.

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Kai McNamee

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.